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EP1524399B1
EP1524399B1 EP04292469A EP04292469A EP1524399B1 EP 1524399 B1 EP1524399 B1 EP 1524399B1 EP 04292469 A EP04292469 A EP 04292469A EP 04292469 A EP04292469 A EP 04292469A EP 1524399 B1 EP1524399 B1 EP 1524399B1
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    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E06DOORS, WINDOWS, SHUTTERS, OR ROLLER BLINDS IN GENERAL; LADDERS
    • E06BFIXED OR MOVABLE CLOSURES FOR OPENINGS IN BUILDINGS, VEHICLES, FENCES OR LIKE ENCLOSURES IN GENERAL, e.g. DOORS, WINDOWS, BLINDS, GATES
    • E06B9/00Screening or protective devices for wall or similar openings, with or without operating or securing mechanisms; Closures of similar construction
    • E06B9/02Shutters, movable grilles, or other safety closing devices, e.g. against burglary
    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E06DOORS, WINDOWS, SHUTTERS, OR ROLLER BLINDS IN GENERAL; LADDERS
    • E06BFIXED OR MOVABLE CLOSURES FOR OPENINGS IN BUILDINGS, VEHICLES, FENCES OR LIKE ENCLOSURES IN GENERAL, e.g. DOORS, WINDOWS, BLINDS, GATES
    • E06B9/00Screening or protective devices for wall or similar openings, with or without operating or securing mechanisms; Closures of similar construction
    • E06B2009/002Safety guards or gates

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  • the invention relates to a safety gate, of the type comprising two lateral uprights of which at least one is intended to be associated with the amount of an opening made in a fixed wall.
  • the invention relates to a safety gate designed to prevent young children from entering an area likely to be dangerous, such as a staircase.
  • Gates are already known whose function is to limit or secure the passage to a specific area, these gates generally comprising a lateral upright intended to be fixed on a stable surface, and a pivoting flap. These gates have the advantage of being easily maneuverable with regard to their opening or closing.
  • the document GB-2,144,470 discloses a safety barrier comprising lateral uprights, which are associated with the uprights so as to form a deformable parallelogram.
  • the deformation of this parallelogram makes it possible to wedge the uprights against the amounts of the opening which must be blocked, so that the barrier is placed in the closed position.
  • the gate according to the invention can be used both in a mode called “simple barrier” in a mode called “gate barrier”, according to the wishes of the user, and thanks to its modular structure.
  • the fixing means comprise two pivoting elements disposed respectively in the vicinity of each end of the door jamb, each pivoting element comprising a movable part fixed to the door jamb, and a fixed part forming a receptacle of the door. mobile part, said fixed part being intended to be associated with the amount of the opening.
  • This embodiment corresponds to the use of the gate in "gate barrier” mode, which allows it to be opened and closed by rotation.
  • the gate fastening means comprise two buffer elements disposed respectively in the vicinity of each end of the door jamb, each buffer element being intended, when the door passes in the locking position, to bear on a cup attached to the amount of the opening.
  • This embodiment corresponds to the use of the gate in "simple barrier” mode, which allows to completely move the gate without having to mount or dismount its fastening means, when the user wishes respectively to set up or store it.
  • the safety gate 1 shown in the drawings comprises two lateral uprights 2a, 2b, at least one of which 2a is intended to be fixed to the upright 3 of an opening made in a fixed wall.
  • the fixed wall can be a wall, the frame of a door, the amount of a staircase.
  • the gate 1 comprises a rectangular central panel 4 defined by at least two horizontal bars 5a, 5b and two vertical bars 6a, 6b.
  • this central panel 4 is formed of a plurality of vertical bars intended to prevent the passage from one side to the other of the gate 1 when the latter, once mounted, is in the closed position.
  • the gate 1 also comprises locking means in the locking position, this position being intended to prevent the passage of eg young children to a potentially dangerous area.
  • the locking means comprise two deformable parallelograms formed between the central panel 4 and each of the lateral uprights 2a, 2b of the door 1.
  • these locking means comprise four displaceable elements forming a square 7 respectively disposed between the end 8 of a horizontal bar 5a, 5b of the central panel 4 and the end 9 of a lateral amount 2a, 2b of the door, each bracket member 7 being arranged to allow the deformation of the parallelograms when the gate 1 passes, by manual action, a locking position to an unlocking position.
  • the angle-forming elements 7 are enlarged in FIGS. 3c, 3d and in FIG. 4.
  • Each element 7 is formed of two substantially triangular portions 10, 11 intended to fit one into the other during the mounting of the gate 1.
  • the female part 10 comprises two cylindrical cylindrical members 12 each located at one of the vertices 13 of the triangle, and arranged on the one hand to receive screws for fixing the gate, by the outer side 14, and d on the other hand to receive projecting members 15 of complementary shape disposed on the male part 11.
  • a hollow wall 16 projecting towards the inside of the female part 10 is arranged to receive a complementary wall 17 of the male part 11
  • This structure makes it possible to releasably secure the male part 11 of the element to the female part 10, and consequently to mount the lateral uprights 2a, 2b of the gate 1 to the two upper horizontal bars and nférieure 5a, 5b, a member 7 forming a square being provided to form each corner of the door 1.
  • the safety gate 1 also comprises means for fixing at least one of the amounts of the gate to one of the amounts of the opening, these fixing means being removable, so as to allow the use of the same gate both in “gate barrier” mode and in “simple barrier” mode.
  • the fixing means comprise two pivoting elements 18 located respectively in the vicinity of each end 9 of the lateral amount 2a of the door.
  • each pivoting element 18 comprises a movable part fixed to the amount 2a of the gate, and a fixed part forming a receptacle of the movable part, the said fixed part being intended to be associated with the amount 3 of the opening. .
  • the movable portion is formed of a hollow cylinder 19.
  • the internal geometry of the cylinder 19 is adapted to partially receive a hexagonal screw setting screw 20, and the outer geometry of the cylinder 19 is arranged to allow the screw-cylinder assembly to pivot inside the receptacle.
  • the screw 20 is provided to allow adjustment width of the gate 1, so as to optimally adapt said gate to the dimensions of the opening.
  • the fixed part, or receptacle comprises a hollow shell 21, the hollow portion 22 being of cylindrical shape so as to be able to receive, by its rear face 23, the cylinder 19 provided with the adjusting screw 20.
  • the front face 24 is pierced so as to leave a passage for the adjusting screw 20, the opening being provided to allow rotation of the cylinder-screw assembly of about 180 degrees.
  • the front face 24 further comprises a protruding lip 25 whose function is, during assembly and adjustment of the door 1, to maintain a minimum distance between the lateral upright 2a of the door and the upper part of the shell 21.
  • the receptacle also comprises, in the upper and lower part, orifices 26 for the insertion of mounting screws for attachment to the upright 3 of the opening.
  • the rear face 23 of the shell 21 comprises ribs on which a rectangular plate 27 is intended to be positioned.
  • This plate 27 comprises a concave inner surface 28 intended to receive the movable cylinder 19, and a flat outer surface 29 intended to be applied to the fixed wall.
  • the plate 27 also includes upper and lower lugs 30, allowing it to be positioned accurately during its assembly, but also to prevent it from penetrating into the shell 21, which would impede the rotation of the cylinder 19.
  • This plate 27 has the function of absorbing the force exerted on the adjusting cylinder-screw assembly when the gate is in the blocking position.
  • Figure 2b shows such a fastening means once assembled.
  • the head of the adjusting screw 20 is first inserted into the hollow part of the movable cylinder 19, then the cylinder-screw assembly is placed inside the shell 21, and the rear plate 27 is then arranged.
  • the end 31 of the screw 20 opposite its head can then be inserted into an orifice 32 of suitable size and geometry, located in the lateral upright 2a of the door 1, this insertion can be performed before or after the attachment of the receptacle on the fixed wall.
  • the fixing means comprise two buffer members 33 disposed respectively adjacent each end 9 of the side jamb of the door.
  • Each buffer element 9 consists of a threaded adjustment screw 34 whose head is formed by an elastomeric buffer 35.
  • the screw 34 is intended to be inserted into a hole 32 of suitable size and geometry, located in the lateral upright 2a of the door, the head 35 of the screw can thus bear against the fixed wall.
  • the screw 34 is intended to allow the adjusting the width of the door 1, so as to optimally adapt said door to the dimensions of the opening.
  • each buffer member 33 is intended, when the gate 1 goes into the locking position, to bear against a cup 36 fixed to the amount 3 of the opening.
  • This cup 36 comprises a hollow internal portion 37 of a size adapted to receive the screw head 35, a substantially flat outer surface 38 intended to bear against the fixed wall, and a central orifice 39 arranged to receive a fixing screw to the wall, without disturbing the positioning of the elastomeric buffer 35.
  • the safety gate 1 may comprise means for fixing the second upright 2b of the door 1 to the corresponding upright 3 of the opening, said fixing means comprising buffer elements 33 disposed respectively in the vicinity of each end 9 of the second 2b amount of the gate.
  • these fastening means have a structure identical to that of the fixing means described in relation with FIGS. 3 and 4.
  • the safety gate shown is formed by two superimposed half-frames 40, each half-frame 40 being provided with fastening means to the other half-frame, said fixing means being arranged to allow adjustment in width of the gate 1 so as to adapt it optimally to the dimensions of the opening.
  • these fastening means comprise orifices 41 arranged to receive fastening screws.
  • the uprights and bars forming the gate 1 are made of wood, and the fixing and locking means are made of plastic, with the exception of steel adjustment screws.
  • the safety gate 1 can be used either in “gate barrier” mode (FIGS. 1 and 2) or in “simple barrier” mode (FIGS. 3 and 4). removable of these fixing means allowing the user to easily switch from one mode of use to another, according to his needs.
  • Figures 1a, 1b and 1c show the gate 1, one of the amounts 2a is fixed to the amount 3 of the opening in the mode "barrier gate”.
  • the second lateral pillar 2b of the door comprises fastening means in the form of buffer elements 33.
  • the buffer elements 33 rest on the cups 36, and the square elements 7 are arranged. such that a parallelogram is formed between the lateral uprights 2a, 2b, the extreme vertical bars 6a, 6b and the horizontal bars 5a, 5b.
  • the passage of the gate 1 in the locking position is, conversely, manual support of the user on the upper horizontal bar 5a, the gate having been previously placed by pivoting in the closed position, that is to say in a position in which the buffer elements 33 of the second upright 2b are situated opposite the cups 36.
  • the passage in the unlocking position is effected by manual lifting of the upper horizontal bar 5a, which causes the deformation of the parallelogram by rotation of the square elements 7 (see Figures 3b and 3d).
  • the gate 1 can then be moved by lifting it completely, the buffer elements 33 of the lateral uprights 2a, 2b being taken out of the cups 36.
  • the transition to the locking position is effected as previously by pressing on the upper horizontal bar 5a, the gate 1 having been previously placed in the closed position, that is to say in a position in which the buffer members 33 of the two lateral uprights 2a, 2b are located opposite the corresponding cups 36.

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  1. Sicherheitssperre (1) des Typs mit zwei Seitenpfosten (2a, 2b), von denen mindestens einer (2a) dazu bestimmt ist, an einem Pfosten (3) einer in einer festen Wand vorgesehenen Öffnung befestigt zu werden, wobei die genannte Sperre die folgenden Elemente umfasst:
    - eine mittlere Platte (4), die von mindestens zwei horizontalen Leisten (5a, 5b) und zwei vertikalen Leisten (6a, 6b) begrenzt wird;
    - Verriegelungsmittel in arretierter Position, wobei die Verriegelungsmittel zwei verformbare Parallelogramme aufweisen, die zwischen der mittleren Platte (4) und jedem der Pfosten (2a, 2b) der Sperre (1) ausgebildet sind; wobei die genannte Sperre dadurch gekennzeichnet ist, dass die genannte Sperre (1) Befestigungsmittel mindestens einer der Pfosten (2a) der Sperre (1) an einem der Pfosten (3) der Öffnung umfasst, und dass die Befestigungsmittel abnehmbar in der Nähe des jeden Endes mindestens eines der Pfosten der Sperre angeordnet sind.
  2. Sperre gemäß Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Befestigungsmittel zwei Schwenkelemente (18) umfassen, die jeweils in der Nähe eines jeden Endes (9) des Pfostens (2a) der Sperre angeordnet sind, wobei jedes Schwenkelement (18) ein am Pfosten (2a) der Sperre befestigtes mobiles Teil und ein für das mobile Teil eine Aufnahme bildendes festes Teil umfasst, wobei das genannte feste Teil dazu bestimmt ist, mit dem Pfosten (3) der Öffnung verbunden zu werden.
  3. Sperre gemäß Anspruch 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das mobile Teil der Schwenkelemente (18) einen Hohlzylinder (19) umfasst, der einerseits für die Lagerung einer Einstellschraube (20) der Sperre (1) und andererseits zum Verschwenken in die Aufnahme hinein vorgesehen ist, wobei die genannte Aufnahme eine Hohlschale (21) mit Öffnungen (26) umfasst, die ihre Befestigung an dem Pfosten (3) der Öffnung ermöglichen sollen, sowie eine Platte (27), die an der Rückseite (23) der genannten Schale positioniert werden soll.
  4. Sperre gemäß Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Befestigungsmittel zwei einen Puffer (33) bildende Elemente umfassen, die jeweils in der Nähe eines jeden Endes (9) des Pfostens (2a) der Sperre (1) angeordnet sind, wobei jedes einen Puffer (33) bildende Element dazu bestimmt ist, sich an einem an dem Pfosten (3) der Öffnung befestigten Teller (36) abzustützen, wenn die Sperre (1) in die arretierte Position übergeht.
  5. Sperre gemäß einem der vorangehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass sie ferner Befestigungsmittel des zweiten Pfostens (2b) der Sperre an dem entsprechenden Pfosten (3) der Öffnung umfasst, wobei die genannten Befestigungsmittel einen Puffer (33) bildende Elemente umfassen, die jeweils in der Nähe jedes der Enden (9) des zweiten Pfostens (2b) der Sperre angeordnet sind.
  6. Sperre gemäß einem der vorangehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Verriegelungsmittel vier verschiebbare, einen Winkel (7) bildende Elemente umfassen, die jeweils zwischen dem Ende (8) einer horizontalen Leiste (5a, 5b) der mittleren Platte (4) und dem Ende (9) eines Pfostens (2a, 2b) der Sperre angeordnet sind, wobei jedes einen Winkel (7) bildende Element vorgesehen ist, um die Verformung der Parallelogramme zu ermöglichen, wenn die Sperre (1) manuell aus einer arretierten Position in eine nicht arretierte Position überführt wird.
  7. Sperre gemäß einem der vorangehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass sie aus zwei übereinander angeordneten Halbrahmen (40) besteht, wobei jeder Halbrahmen (40) Befestigungsmittel (41) an dem anderen Halbrahmen aufweist, wobei die Befestigungsmittel vorgesehen sind, um die Breiteneinstellung der Sperre zu ermöglichen.
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